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The company in charge of building Cincinnati's streetcars says the city would incur substantial costs if it cancels the streetcar project after it's already gone through some construction and design work.
The Nov. 30 letter from CAF USA Vice President Virginia Verdeja to former Mayor Mark Mallory arrived just one day before Mayor John Cranley, who opposes the streetcar project, and an anti-streetcar majority were sworn in.
"CAF will have to recover all the incurred expenses as well as all the additional cost of cancelling the contract, which would be substantial too," Verdeja writes in the letter.
The letter explains that, on top of the sunk expenses on design work, cancellation would require CAF to pull back on various established deals with subcontractors, which would spur further costs.
For streetcar supporters, the letter renews fears of litigation that could crop up if the project were canceled and contractors decided to pursue their full payday. Those legal costs would fall on the already-strained operating budget that pays for day-to-day services like police and firefighters instead of the capital budget that finances big capital projects like the streetcar, according to city spokesperson Meg Olberding.
The letter was first posted on the Cincinnati Streetcar Facebook page. Its validity was confirmed in an email to CityBeat from former Mallory staffer Jason Barron.
On Nov. 21, Streetcar Project Executive John Deatrick warned the costs of canceling the $132.8 million streetcar project could nearly reach the costs of completion after accounting for $32.8 million in estimated sunk costs through November, a potential range of $30.6-$47.6 million in close-out costs and up to $44.9 million in federal grant money that would be lost if the project were terminated.
Earlier on Sunday, hundreds of streetcar supporters rallied in Washington Park and walked the planned streetcar route in support of the project. They're threatening a referendum if the new City Council moves to pause or cancel the project.
City Council plans to vote on pausing the project on Monday. Because of threats from the federal government that a mere delay could lead to the loss of federal grants, streetcar supporters claim a pause would equate to cancellation.
Read the full letter below:
Updated at 6:13 p.m. with the PDF of the letter.
Several hundred people from various local neighborhoods on Sunday gathered at Washington Park and walked along the planned streetcar route to show their support for Cincinnati's $132.8 million streetcar project.
The rally preceded a City Council vote planned for Dec. 2 that would pause the streetcar project as the freshly sworn-in city government reviews the costs of cancellation versus the costs of completion.
On Nov. 21, Streetcar Project Executive John Deatrick announced canceling ongoing construction for the project could nearly reach the cost of completing it after accounting for $32.8 million in estimated sunk costs through November, a potential range of $30.6-$47.6 million in close-out costs and up to $44.9 million in federal grant money that would be lost if the project were terminated.
Supporters at the rally vowed to hold a referendum on any council action canceling or pausing the streetcar project. If they do, construction could be forced to continue until voters make the final decision on the project in November 2014.
Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld on Nov. 26 announced his support for continuing the streetcar project, which gave streetcar supporters the four of nine council votes necessary to block an emergency clause that would make a pause or cancellation ordinance effective immediately and insusceptible to referendum.
But Ryan Messer, leader of the "We Believe in Cincinnati" group backing the streetcar project, warned that council could attempt a special legislative maneuver, such as attaching some sort of funding measure to a bill, to immunize a cancellation or pause ordinance from referendum.
Supporters of the streetcar project claim even a pause in the project could effectively act as cancellation. Federal Transit Administration Chief Counsel Dorval Carter on Nov. 25 told council members that the federal government could consider a delay in the project grounds for pulling federal funds.
Streetcar supporters argue the 3.6-mile loop, which will span from The Banks to Findlay Market in Over-the-Rhine, will produce economic development along the route and a 2.7-to-1 return on investment over 35 years — an estimate conceived through a 2007 study from consulting firm HDR that was later validated by the University of Cincinnati.
But opponents of the project, including Mayor John Cranley and at least five of nine council members, say the project is far too costly and the wrong priority for Cincinnati.
Streetcar supporters will hold a press conference the day after council's vote to announce their steps forward.
Mayor John Cranley and the new City Council were officially sworn in on Sunday after nearly a month of contentious political battles that effectively doomed the parking privatization plan and put the $132.8 million streetcar project in danger.
Cranley was joined by three newcomers to City Council — Kevin Flynn, David Mann and Amy Murray — and six re-elected council members — Chris Seelbach, Yvette Simpson, P.G. Sittenfeld, Christopher Smitherman, Charlie Winburn and Wendell Young — as they were sworn in on Dec. 1 at 11 a.m., as required by the city charter.
Already, the new mayor and council plan to move decisively on the streetcar project and parking plan. On Dec. 2, council will hold committee and full meetings to consider pausing the streetcar project as the costs of cancellation are weighed with the costs of continuation.
Streetcar Project Executive John Deatrick on Nov. 21 revealed that cancellation costs could nearly reach the the costs of completion, even before considering the cost of potential litigation from contractors already committed to ongoing construction of the project.
Council is expected to have five of nine votes to pause the project. But with Seelbach, Simpson, Sittenfeld and Young on record in support of the streetcar project, council might not have the six votes for an emergency clause that would make a pause or cancellation ordinance immediately effective and insusceptible to referendum.
If streetcar supporters successfully place a council action on the November 2014 ballot, construction could be forced to continue on the streetcar for nearly a year until voters make a final decision.
Supporters of the streetcar project argue pausing the project would effectively act as cancellation, given the federal government's warnings that any delay in the project could lead the Federal Transit Administration to yank $40.9 million in grants that are funding roughly one-third of the overall project.
A larger majority of council and Cranley also plan to quickly terminate the parking plan, which would outsource the city's parking meters, lots and garages to the Greater Cincinnati Port Authority and private companies. The previous administration pursued the deal to obtain a lump sum payment of $85 million that would have paid for various development projects around the city and helped balance the city's operating budget.
On Friday, Cranley announced his appointments to the committee chair positions that play a crucial role in deciding what legislation comes before the full body of City Council.
The appointments for two of the most powerful council committees became particularly contentious after Cranley, a Democrat, snubbed members of his own political party to build what he calls a bipartisan coalition. Winburn, a Republican, will take the Budget and Finance Committee chair, and Smitherman, an Independent, will take control of the Law and Public Safety Committee.
Mann, a Democrat who will also act as vice mayor, will lead the newly formed Streetcar Committee. He opposes the streetcar project.
Sittenfeld, a Democrat, will lead the Education and Entrepreneurship Committee; Simpson, a Democrat, will run the Human Services, Youth and Arts Committee; Murray, a Republican, will head the Major Transportation and Regional Cooperation Committee; Smitherman will chair the Economic Growth and Infrastructure Committee; and Flynn, an Independent, will preside over the Rules and Audit Committee.
Democrats Seelbach and Young won't be appointed to any committee chair positions. Both publicly supported former Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls in her bid against Cranley for the mayor's office.
Cranley on Wednesday also unveiled Willie Carden, current director of Cincinnati Parks, as his choice for the next city manager. With council's approval appearing likely, Carden will replace City Manager Milton Dohoney, who, during his more than seven years of service, fostered Cincinnati's nationally recognized economic turnaround, the streetcar project and the parking plan.
Beyond the streetcar project and parking plan, a majority of the new council is determined to structurally balance the operating budget without raising taxes. Some council members argue that's much easier said than done, especially since specific proposals for budget balance are few and far between.
CityBeat's German Lopez noted on Twitter the irony of The Enquirer now supporting both the streetcar and parking plan while the candidate it endorsed attempts to unravel both — Cranley already stopped the parking plan. The comment drew a response from Enquirer Editor Carolyn Washburn, who is on the newspaper's editorial board along with Publisher Margaret Buchanan and Editorial Page Editor David Holthaus.
The editorial includes the following paragraph: "In endorsing Cranley, we said he would 'have to rein in his dictatorial tendencies and discipline himself to be diplomatic, respectful and collaborative.' What we've seen so far is a matter for concern. Hurling insults at professionals like streetcar project manager John Deatrick isn't what we need. Deatrick enjoys a good reputation as someone who has managed The Banks project and the rebuild of Fort Washington Way. He needs to stay on the streetcar project."
The editorial was published the same day City Council put completing the project into law and Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld announced his decision to support the project's completion, which Lopez pointed out leaves Council short of the six votes required for an emergency clause that would immediately halt the project without leaving it open to referendum. Without the emergency clause, streetcar supporters could gather the required signatures to put a 5-4 cancellation vote to referendum, which would force the city to continue working on the project until voters decide on it in November.
Mayor-elect Cranley will hold a vote to stop the project on Monday. With Sittenfeld set to vote against halting the project, Cranley will need either newly elected David Mann or Kevin Flynn to vote in favor of stopping it. Both are on the record as being against the project but have left room to consider the financial realities before making their final decisions.
Cranley announced this morning that he will name the new city manager at 2 p.m. today. Cranley removed former city manager Milton Dohoney last week.
A story by The Enquirer's Mark Curnutte yesterday detailed life expectancy disparities among Cincinnati's poor neighborhoods, finding a 20 year difference at times between citizens of predominantly black or urban Appalachian neighborhoods and people of wealthy white neighborhoods like Mount Lookout, Columbia Tusculum and Hyde Park. The Cincinnati Health Department will release more statistics Tuesday and a community discussion on the issue is set for Jan. 10.
Pope Francis yesterday criticized the world's growing wealth disparity, mentioning things like "idolatry of money" and "a new tyranny" in a 50,000-word statement that sharply criticized trickle-down economics.
The Pope via The Washington Post:
"Some people continue to defend trickle-down theories which assume that economic growth, encouraged by a free market, will inevitably succeed in bringing about greater justice and inclusiveness in the world. This opinion, which has never been confirmed by the facts, expresses a crude and naive trust in the goodness of those wielding economic power and in the sacralized workings of the prevailing economic system. … Meanwhile, the excluded are still waiting."
OTR restaurant Kaze will begin offering lunch hours starting on Black Friday.
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Skip Black Friday craziness and use CityBeat's Gift Guide to shop local this holiday season. There are also plenty of local retailers you can hit up online if you don't wait until the last minute!
If you're traveling to some stuck-up East Coast city for Thanksgiving, charge the iPad or whatever because there are going to be some storms.
And high winds might cause the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade to take all the air out of the Snoopy balloons so no one flies up into the air like in movies.
The NSA reportedly considered revealing the "porn-browsing history" of certain people considered to have ties to terrorist activity in order to discredit them.
Great, now America's durable goods orders are down. Thanks a lot, government shutdown!
At least the country's jobless claims are back to pre-recession levels. Thanks, Obama?
The University of Cincinnati Bearcats beat UMass Lowell in basketball last night and senior forward Justin Jackson jammed one in the hoop hard.
Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld on Monday announced he will vote to continue the $132.8 million streetcar project.
Sittenfeld's support for the project means the incoming City Council might not have the six votes required for an emergency clause that would immediately halt the project and make a cancellation vote insusceptible to referendum.
If streetcar supporters successfully put a cancellation vote to referendum, the project would be forced to continue until the streetcar once again appears on the ballot in November 2014. The continuation would sink more costs into the project as construction is forced to progress for nearly a year.
Sittenfeld's announcement preceded a vote from the outgoing City Council to officially write the streetcar project into law, which means Mayor-elect John Cranley, a streetcar opponent, won't be able to take administrative action to halt the project and instead must bring the project to a City Council vote after he and other newly elected officials take office on Sunday.
The two remaining swing votes in the incoming council — David Mann, who Cranley on Monday named as his choice for vice mayor, and Kevin Flynn — previously discussed delaying the project as council analyzes whether it should permanently cancel or continue with currently ongoing construction.
But Sittenfeld equated a delay to total cancellation after warnings from the federal government made it clear that the city could lose federal funds for the project even if it only delayed progress.
If either Flynn or Mann move to support the streetcar project, streetcar proponents would gain a five-vote majority on the nine-member council to continue the project and preclude a referendum.
Sittenfeld characterized his decision as the better of "two bad choices."
"We can pursue a project that has never earned broad public consensus and that has yet to offer a viable and sustainable budget," he said at a press conference, "or we can scrub the project and throw away tens of millions of dollars in taxpayer money, forgo a massive federal investment and have nothing to show for the enormous effort and expense."
To explain his decision, Sittenfeld cited concerns about how much money has been dedicated to the project at this point, including $32.8 million in sunk costs through November and a potential range of $30.6-$47.6 million in close-out costs, according to estimates from the city. Sittenfeld noted that, at the very least, half of the city's $87.9 million share of the project will be spent even if the city pulls the plug now.
Sittenfeld also voiced concerns that pulling back from the project and effectively forfeiting $44.9 million in allocated federal funds would damage Cincinnati's reputation with the federal government. That could hamper projects he sees as much more important, such as the $2.5 billion Brent Spence Bridge project.
"I did my part to avoid getting us into this reality, but it cannot be wished away," Sittenfeld said.
There was one major caveat to Sittenfeld's decision: the operating costs for the streetcar, which the city estimates at $3.4-$4.5 million a year.
Sittenfeld said the cost must not hit Cincinnati's already-strained operating budget and instead must be paid through fares, sponsorships, private contributions and a special improvement district that would raise property taxes near the streetcar line.
A special improvement district would require a petitioning process in which property owners holding at least 60 percent of property frontage near the streetcar line would have to sign in favor of taking on higher property taxes to pay for the streetcar.
"Ultimately, that's a decision for the citizens," Sittenfeld said.
If the special improvement district doesn't come to fruition, Sittenfeld cautioned that the streetcar project would be more difficult to support going forward.
Asked whether Sittenfeld thinks some of the people who voted for him will see his decision as a betrayal, he responded that his conclusion shows the "thoughtfulness and carefulness" people expect of him when it comes to taxpayer dollars, given the costs of cancellation.
For the third time, a representative from the federal government yesterday reiterated to Cincinnati officials that if the $132.8 million streetcar project is canceled, the city would lose $40.9 million in federal funds and another $4 million would be left to the discretion of the state government, which could allocate the money anywhere in Ohio. The repeated reminders are necessary as Mayor-elect John Cranley and the incoming City Council prepare to delay or potentially terminate the project once they take office in December. Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Chief Counsel Dorval Carter said even a mere delay could lead to the federal government restricting or outright terminating the federal grant deals. But Cranley, a long-time opponent of the streetcar project, appeared unfazed by the news at a press conference following Carter's thorough explanation. "If we have to, we'll give the money back," he said.
Cranley yesterday announced his intent to appoint Councilman-elect David Mann as his vice mayor. Cranley said Mann passed the "bus test," an unfortunate hypothetical scenario in which the mayor dies after being hit by a bus. Cranley also cited Mann's numerous accomplishments, ranging from achievements at Harvard University to previous stints as mayor when top vote-getter in the City Council race automatically assumed the position. Mann promised to work with Cranley to make his administration a success and respectfully disagree but move on when the two men differ.
A Cincinnati Health Department report found life expectancy can vary by 20 years from one part of Cincinnati to another. Black men in particular can expect to live nearly 10 years less than white men. The Health Department said in a press release that it wants to find out why there's such a disparity.
A Quinnipiac University poll shows Republican Gov. John Kasich still ahead of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ed FitzGerald in a 44 to 37 percent match-up, but FitzGerald is gaining ground. About 71 percent of Ohioans in the poll said they don't know enough about FitzGerald to form an opinion about him, so FitzGerald still has time to build positive name recognition while Kasich has an opportunity to paint his opponent in a negative light before the November 2014 election.
Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters might be investigated by the Hamilton County Board of Elections for improperly voting.
Councilwoman Laure Quinlivan asked the Hamilton County Board of Elections to cancel an automatic recount of the Nov. 5 vote, which Quinlivan was entitled to after she placed 10th place in the City Council race by only 859 votes.
The grand jury for the Steubenville, Ohio, rape investigation indicted four people, including a school superintendent.
Four Ohio corrections officers were fired over the escape of an inmate serving a life sentence for rape, officials announced Monday.
The University of Cincinnati is aiming for an attendance record when it hosts Louisville for a Dec. 5 game at Nippert Stadium.
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Mayor-elect John Cranley on Monday announced he will appoint Councilman-elect David Mann to act as vice mayor.
"Quite simply, he passes the bus test," Cranley said at a press conference, suggesting that Mann is capable of doing his job if the mayor were to die after getting hit by a bus. "He's the one guy who can serve as mayor and preserve the city's heritage."
Cranley cited Mann's numerous accomplishments, including his time with the prestigious Harvard Law Review journal and previous stints as mayor when the top vote-getter in the City Council race automatically assumed the position.
Mann and Cranley promised to work together, even if they don't agree on every issue.
"Your success will be the city's success," Mann said to Cranley. "When we disagree, we'll disagree with respect and go forward."
Speaking on priorities he shares with Cranley, Mann
outlined his intentions to structurally balance the budget, cancel the
parking plan, investigate whether the city can afford to terminate the
streetcar project, tackle the city's high poverty rates and refocus city
funding to benefit all local neighborhoods.
Cranley and Mann will officially take office on Sunday, along with the rest of the new City Council.
Although it has already been explicitly stated in two letters from the federal government, Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Chief Counsel Dorval Carter on Monday reiterated that if Cincinnati were to unravel the $132.8 million streetcar project, the city would lose $40.9 million in federal grants and another $4 million in federal funds would be transferred to the state government, which could appropriate the money to any project in Ohio.
The clarification is necessary because Mayor-elect John Cranley and a majority of the incoming City Council are looking into pausing and potentially canceling the streetcar project once they take office in December. Cranley says he will lobby the federal government to reallocate the federal funds, even though the federal government has repeatedly insisted it's not going to happen.
Carter joined City Council's Budget and Finance Committee on the phone on Monday to walk council members through the legal technicalities involved in cancellation and how the federal government would react to such circumstances.
According to Carter, merely delaying the project at this point would break the city's agreement with the federal government and lead the federal government to restrict the federal funds, ask the city to repay the money it already spent or terminate the deal altogether.
Still, Carter said cancellation might not hurt the city's chances, at least from a legal perspective, of obtaining federal funds for other projects.
"It will not preclude you from pursuing other projects," he said. "You would just have to pursue those on their own merits."
But Carter agreed with Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls that the city's credibility could be weakened if the streetcar project were canceled.
President Barack Obama's administration has prioritized light rail projects like the streetcar, according to Carter, so the reclaimed federal money would likely go to other cities pursuing similarly ambitious transit projects.
At a press conference following the council meeting, Cranley appeared unfazed by the news.
"If we have to, we'll give the money back," he said.
Although much noise was made about the council meeting, there wasn't much news in the way of substance. The federal government already outlined the cancellation costs in separate letters sent to Mayor Mark Mallory in June and earlier in November.
That means the city could potentially spend more than 94 percent of the project's total costs before it manages to fully close down the streetcar project, which is currently undergoing construction and tied up to various federal grants and business contracts.
The presentation was given in advance of Mayor-elect John Cranley and the newly elected City Council taking office in December. Cranley is an ardent opponent of the streetcar project, and a majority of the City Council says it wants to pause the project and consider cancellation.
Cranley's proposed alternative to the streetcar — a trolley bus system
— would cost $10-$15 million in capital funds, according to supporters of the rubber-tire trolley alternative. If streetcar cancellation costs were to reach the high end of the city's estimate and the trolley bus is paid for, the city could end up spending $140.3 million to cancel the streetcar project and build a
considerably less ambitious trolley bus line — about $7.5 million more
than it would cost to simply complete the streetcar project.
If it's completed, Cincinnati Budget Director Lea Eriksen says operating the streetcar would cost between $3.4-$4.5 million each year, which city officials say could come from various potential sources, including a special improvement district that would raise property taxes within three blocks of the streetcar route.
But the operating budget cost would be a wash if Cranley pursues the trolley bus system, which, according to advocates, will cost slightly more to operate than the streetcar. Cranley says the operating cost for the trolley bus is concerning if it holds true.
Following Deatrick's presentation, Cranley held a press conference in which he flatly denied the current city administration's estimates. He says he will tap new experts to run over the numbers while the project is put on pause.
"We're going to bring in new, objective leadership, not the current leadership that is clearly biased toward the project and intent on defying the will of the voters, which was clearly expressed a couple weeks ago in this election," Cranley says.
Deatrick's cancellation projections account for $32.8 million in estimated sunk costs through November and a potential range of $30.6-$47.6 million in close-out costs, which include construction to close the project — such as repaving torn-up roads — and orders on vehicles and other supplies that are already placed but not officially billed.
The federal government has also allocated $44.9 million in federal grants to the streetcar project. In a letter released by the city administration on Nov. 14, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) explicitly stated that $40.9 million would be taken back if the project didn't adequately progress; the remaining $4 million would be left under the supervision of Gov. John Kasich, who could shift the money to other parts of the state.
But Deatrick's estimates don't consider the unknown cost of litigation, which would need to come out of a city operating budget that is already structurally imbalanced, according to Meg Olberding, the city's spokesperson.
The estimates also don't consider that the city could potentially forgo spending $7.4 million in contingency funds on the project if it goes through completion and remains within budget, which would lower the project's effective cost to $125.4 million.
If the city cancels the project, Deatrick says it's also more likely that the city would lose in its legal battle against Duke Energy, which could add up to $15 million in costs. That money is tentatively allocated from the sale of the Blue Ash Airport as the city and Duke argue in court as to who has to pay for moving utility lines to accommodate for the streetcar tracks.
Those are the potential financial costs, but city officials also warn that canceling the project could have a detrimental impact on the city's image.
"That's what the city would be known for forever," says Councilwoman Laure Quinlivan. "To throw this away would be unconscionable."
City officials also warn that canceling would be pulling back on a light rail project that President Barack Obama's administration has clearly prioritized.
"The city-federal relationship is excellent right now," Deatrick says. "There would be immediate damage to that."
The 200-plus workers currently involved the project would also be displaced. Councilwoman Yvette Simpson points out pausing or canceling the project in December would leave those workers jobless for the holiday season.
Another concern is the impact of cancellation on the relationship between the federal government and Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA), which operates the Metro bus system and will operate the streetcar if it's completed. If the city is unable to pay back the grants to the federal government within 30 days, Deatrick says the FTA could cut SORTA grants for bus service and potentially halt some local bus services.
One concern raised by Councilman Chris Seelbach and Councilman-elect Kevin Flynn, one of the three potential swing votes in the incoming council of nine, is whether the project's estimated return on investment is still 2.7-to-1 over 35 years. That number is derived from a 2007 study conducted by consulting firm HDR, which was later evaluated and affirmed by the University of Cincinnati.
Deatrick points out the numbers were re-evaluated by HDR in 2011, and they still seem to hold true. He says there are still plenty of vacant buildings along the 3.6-mile streetcar line that could use the encouraged investment, despite some of the revitalization seen in the Over-the-Rhine and downtown areas that the streetcar route would cover.
The 2.7-to-1 return on investment is also "a very, very conservative estimate," says Deatrick. He claims HDR could have relied on numbers from other cities, such as Portland, Ore., that saw considerably better returns on their streetcar systems.
Still, Flynn and Councilman-elect David Mann, another potential swing vote, say they want to scrutinize the cancellation estimates before making a final decision on the project.
Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls, a long-time streetcar supporter who lost to Cranley in her mayoral bid, encourages a re-examination of the numbers. But she cautions, "If what has been presented today stands up to scrutiny, there's absolutely no reason to cancel the project."
Flynn won't say whether he would reconsider his past opposition to the project if the numbers hold up. But Mann says, "If they do hold up, that's fairly persuasive."
Both Flynn and Mann also say that they would be willing to pause the project while clearer estimates are crunched.
But that could present a short time window. If the project doesn't adequately progress, the federal government could take back its grant money. Based on city officials' estimates, that provides a 30-day window to re-calculate cancellation costs and the potential return on investment.
Pausing the project would also impose its own set of costs as some workers and equipment are retained.
Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld, who's also seen as a swing vote, could not be reached for comment. He's currently in Washington, D.C., to meet with White House officials for an issue unrelated to the streetcar.
Three elected council members already support the streetcar project, so only two of the three potential swing votes would need to vote in favor of it to keep it going.
Updated with Mayor-elect John Cranley's comments and clearer, corrected numbers.
City Council's Budget and Finance Committee on Thursday called for the city administration to locate $30,000 to help fund the winter shelter, which would push the shelter closer to the $75,000 it needs to remain open from mid-to-late December through February.
The shelter currently estimates it's at approximately
$32,000 in contributions, according to Josh Spring, executive director
of the Greater Cincinnati Homeless Coalition.
The city administration now needs to locate the money and turn the transaction into an ordinance, which will officially allocate the funds. Spring says that should go in front of the Budget and Finance Committee in the next couple weeks.
Although the $75,000 is often cited as the shelter's goal, Spring emphasizes that it's only the minimum. If early March turns out to be a particularly cold, the shelter would prefer to stay open for some extra time, which would require money above the $75,000 minimum.
But without the city's contribution, the shelter won't have enough money to stay open beyond even 30 days.
Spring says the program is necessary to keep Cincinnati's homeless population from freezing to death. Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld echoed the sentiment at Thursday's committee meeting, saying it would be shameful if the city allowed people to die due to winter conditions.
The winter shelter aims to house 91 people each night and kept roughly 600 people from the cold throughout the 2012-2013 season, according to Spring.
"It's a relatively cheap program to run," Spring previously told CityBeat. "To serve about 600 people with $75,000 is pretty good."
Still, Spring says money has been more difficult to collect this year. He attributes that to reduced enthusiasm as the concept becomes more commonplace.
"When we started doing this three years ago, it was sort of a new thing," Spring explained. "It's not so new anymore, which makes bringing in dollars more difficult. But the need hasn't changed."
The shelter is put together by the Greater Cincinnati Homeless Coalition, Drop Inn Center, Strategies to End Homelessness, Society of St. Vincent De Paul and Metropolitan Area Religious Coalition of Cincinnati. It's supported largely by private contributions.
Anyone can donate to the winter shelter — and Drop Inn Center — at tinyurl.com/WinterShelterCincinnati. To contribute specifically to the winter shelter, type in "winter shelter" in the text box below "Designation (Optional)."


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Winter Term 2013-2014 at Holden Village, WA
Forget what is. Discover what might be.
Holden Term is a domestic "foreign term" going to a Lutheran wilderness retreat center near North Cascades National Park, WA. What's so foreign about Holden Term? Well, for the weeks we are at Holden, you won't be checking email-there is no internet access. At Holden, there are no phones, no TVs, no radios. Holden Village is so remote people can only get there by boat. There are no paved roads, no automobiles, no strip malls, no rush hour commutes.
No rush hour: that's why people go to Holden Village. Holden attracts people who live in the modern world and are looking for something better. In the winter, the Village fills with people of all kinds who are attracted to what Holden offers. Like fast food (homemade bread available 24/7!). Like coffee and tea (better than Starbucks!). Like how everything slows down when people get around on foot (except for sledding, which seriously speeds up!). Everyone enjoys a community life marked by friendship, merriment, and work that really matters. Night time entertainments are lots of fun, too, played out under a vault of twinkling stars.
If Holden Village sounds like a portal to the past, we suspect it's really a window on the future. In the search for a sustainable future on this planet, we think there are lessons to be learned from places like Holden Village.
Holden in Brief
The Courses: 3 + 1
History 334 (Lendol Calder): Social & Cultural History of America (PP)
Communication Studies 410 (Sharon Varallo): Communication, Time and Technology (PS)
Religion 325 (Laura Hartman): Environmental Ethics
Holden 300 (Lendol Calder): 1-credit Learning Community
5 Weeks on Campus, 5 Weeks at Holden: Students will enroll in all three courses as well as the 1-credit seminar. Courses will begin on campus in November/December and will move with the group to Holden Village in early January, where the remainder of the program will take place. Students will travel to and from Washington by train, bus, and ferry boat. At Holden Village the line between class and social time, chores and learning will be blurred as Holden Termers will be expected to live by a covenant of shared responsibilities to the group and the village itself.
Everyone welcome: Holden Term is open to all sophomores, juniors and seniors regardless of major. Courses offered cover several graduation requirements and Holden Term carries an LC (Learning Community) designation. Students enrolling in this program may also enroll in other December courses. Holden Village welcomes all people as God's children regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age or political opinion.
The tentative program fee for the Winter Term at Holden Village Program is $13,000, roughly $1,750 below the cost of Winter Term on campus. This fee includes tuition, transportation, lodging and meals. It does not include room & board on campus for the first half of Winter Term.
The next Holden Term program is anticipated for Winter 2015-2016.

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A Bengals team leader on the field and in the locker room, Peko has spent all eight of his NFL seasons with Cincinnati ... Not tabbed primarily as a pass rusher in Bengals defensive scheme, but set career high with 3.0 sacks this season ... Ranked second on line with 72 tackles ... Has started the last 67 games (regular season and postseason), longest streak on current roster for Bengals starts and NFL starts … Led D-line in tackles last season (80), his fourth time to lead the line in the last five seasons.
2013 HIGHLIGHTS: Started at NT in Games 1-16, with 72 tackles (second on line), three sacks (career high) and five QB pressures … His two tackles Sept. 16 vs. Pittsburgh included shared six-yard sack of Ben Roethlisberger in first quarter, helping force Steelers to settle for field goal … His three tackles Sept. 22 vs. Green Bay included six-yard sack of Aaron Rodgers in Bengals fourth-quarter comeback ... Led line with seven tackles Sept. 29 at Cleveland ... Three tackles Oct. 6 vs. New England ... Recorded four tackles including a seven-yard sack of Thad Lewis on Oct. 13 at Buffalo ... Tied for defensive line lead with six tackles Oct. 20 at Detroit, and also recorded two QB pressures ... Four tackles, including one for a loss, Oct. 27 vs. the Jets ... Five tackles Oct. 31 at Miami … Five tackles, including one for a loss, Nov. 10 at Baltimore ... Five tackles Nov. 17 vs. Cleveland ... Led line with seven tackles and had one QB pressure Dec. 1 at San Diego ... Two tackles, including one for a loss, and one QB pressure Dec. 8 vs. Indianapolis ... Had three tackles Dec. 22 vs. Minnesota, including one for a loss on a rushing play and a shared sack of Matt Cassel ... Led line with personal season-high nine tackles Dec. 29 vs. Baltimore, and also had one QB pressure.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Cincinnati in fourth round of 2006 NFL Draft (123rd overall) ... Signed with Bengals on 7-28-06 ... Signed contract extension with Bengals on 6-12-08.PREVIOUS SEASONS: 2006 -Played in every game in D-line rotation, and made one start, Nov. 30 vs. Baltimore, subbing for injured John Thornton ... On Oct. 29 vs. Atlanta, had a season-high seven tackles that included a shared sack of Michael Vick in fourth quarter ... Had his biggest impact game Dec. 24 at Denver, as his six tackles included two sacks, and he added a forced fumble that Bengals recovered, setting up TD drive.
2007 - Started every game at LDT ... On Oct. 21 vs. N.Y. Jets, his fumble recovery on an aborted shotgun snap gave Bengals possession at midfield in fourth quarter, setting up TD drive that helped secure win ... Had a season-high eight tackles Dec. 15 at San Francisco, including shared sack against Shaun Hill in third quarter.
2008 - Led line with career-best 108 tackles, ranked third on team ... Led team in tackles for loss (six) ... Had eight tackles in each of the first three games, leading line in each contest ... Line-leading nine stops in shutout win Dec. 21 at Cleveland.
2009 - Started Games 1-11 at LDT, battling knee injuries in several games ... Injuries eventually sidelined him for last five games, but he came back to start in Wild Card playoff 1-9-10 vs. N.Y. Jets ... Voted by team as one of two defensive captains ... On offense Oct. 25 vs. Chicago, provided key block on Cedric Benson one-yard TD run in fourth quarter ... Had four tackles Nov. 15 at Pittsburgh as defense limited Steelers to 226 net yards, 156 yards below their average entering the game.
2010 - Voted by teammates as one of two defensive captains, and started every game at NT ... Four tackles Oct. 8 vs. Pittsburgh, including one for loss, and was lead blocker on one-yard TD run by Cedric Benson.
2011 - His 91 regular-season tackles ranked fourth on team, and he had 2.5 sacks ... On Sept. 18 at Denver, had seven tackles and recovered a Kyle Orton fumble at Broncos 14, setting up a FG ... Led line with eight tackles Dec. 4 at Pittsburgh, and had his first solo sack of season, dropping Ben Roethlisberger for five-yard loss ... Played normal defensive snaps and also played briefly on offense Dec. 18 at St. Louis, filling in for injured FB Chris Pressley in short-yardage situations ... In offensive role at St. Louis, helped clear way for a four-yard Cedric Benson TD in fourth quarter ... Led line and tied for team lead Dec. 24 vs. Arizona with six tackles, including an 11-yard sack and an additional QB pressure ... Had line-leading eight tackles (second on team) in Wild Card playoff 1-7-12 at Houston.
2012—One of 10 Bengals to start every game ... In addition to line-leading 80 tackles (fourth on team), had two sacks, three passes defensed and a fumble recovery ... Logged five QB pressures and four tackles-for-loss ... Line-leading five tackles Sept. 16 vs. Cleveland ... Five tackles Sept. 30 at Jacksonville, including a sack of Blaine Gabbert on game's first play from scrimmage ... On Oct. 14 at Cleveland, had nine tackles, season high by a D-lineman (breaking his mark of eight set previous week), with a pass defensed ... Eight tackles Nov. 4 vs. Denver ... Four tackles Nov. 11 vs. N.Y. Giants, including a shared sack of Eli Manning, and also had a pass defensed ... Two tackles Nov. 25 vs. Oakland, and his pressure on QB Carson Palmer helped lead to an INT by teammate Chris Crocker ... Among his five tackles Dec. 2 at San Diego was a shared sack of Philip Rivers ... Three tackles Dec. 13 at Philadelphia, and recovered a fumble (forced by Carlos Dunlap) on the first Eagles drive of the game, setting up a Bengals TD drive ... Seven tackles Dec. 23 at Pittsburgh ... Led line with eight tackles Dec. 30 vs. Baltimore, and had a pass defensed ... Led line in tackles (nine) in Wild Card playoff 1-5-13 at Houston, tying his game high from regular season.
COLLEGE: Played at Michigan State in 2004 and '05, after spending '02-03 at College of the Canyons (Santa Clarita, Calif.) ... Played as a reserve for Michigan State in 2004, and broke out as a senior, starting every game at LDT ... Posted 53 tackles as a senior, with a sack, two fumble recoveries, a forced fumble and a blocked PAT ... Had one of 2005 college season's most publicized plays, a 74-yard fumble return for a TD vs. Michigan that tied score in fourth quarter before Michigan pulled out 34-31 OT win.
PERSONAL: Hometown is Pago Pago, American Samoa ... Played both offensive and defensive line at Samoana High School ... Married (wife Anna), with two sons, Domata Jr. and Joseph ... Brother, Tupe, played OL at Michigan State and played in NFL with Indianapolis Colts ... Sociology major at Michigan State ... First name is pronounced "DOE-mah-tah" and last name is pronounced "PECK-o."
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Thousands of residents across the city of Chicago and the suburbs stood up to crime at Tuesday night's National Night Out event.
One of those neighborhoods is northwest suburban Niles, where one Chicago mother is using her daughter's tragic death to send a message powerful message to gangs.
Nortasha Boyd-Stingley attended her first National Night Out at 71st and King, where her 19-year-old daughter, Marissa, was killed in June. The college sophomore was on summer break from Central State University in Ohio. Her mother says Marissa was in a car with four other people when another car pulled up to them at a light. Words were exchanged and shots were fired. A bullet hit everyone in the car, but Marissa was the only one killed.
Stingley says she came for the very reason National Night Out was started for in 1984 – to meet people in the watch group and talk with police officers about why her daughter's case is unsolved. Stingley says she doesn't want other parents to feel her pain.
Other residents across the city are concerned about the safety of their streets too.
Drug dealing, gang banging and shootings dominate the headlines near Englewood homes--an area known for high crime. But at National Night Out, that wasn't the case. And residents are hopeful it stays that way.
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Last spring, a group of Marlboro students spent their Spring Break performing two weeks of community service in Costa Rica. Immediately upon their return, the students expressed a strong interest in again spending their vacation helping the needy. Student Activities Director Carrie Weikel suggested that the Habitat for Humanity program offered the perfect opportunity for them, pointing out that the remote South Carolina islands also offer a chance to introduce Marlboro students to the lesser-known Gullah culture.
Leaving the small campus in the hills of southern Vermont on March 16, the ensemble - including undergraduates Malia Tanji, Lotte Schlegel, Rose Anna Harrison, Andrew Sandlin, Dave Hoffman, Sean Smith, and Carrie Sterr -- will travel south with Weikel, spending three days camping along the East Coast, ending up in Mt. Pleasant, a Gullah community just outside of Charleston, South Carolina. Although headquartered in Mt. Pleasant, the projects will take place primarily on South Carolina's coastal islands.
Weikel herself has been active with Habitat for Humanity for seven years. Her work has led her to Omaha, Rapid City, and Virginia. She proposed coastal South Carolina because of the unique cultural heritage of the area. "Gullah is our country's only Creole culture and language center left," Weikel said. "This trip could provide some interesting cultural interactions."
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The foundation of this product is solid and isn't terribly difficult to assemble, even for one person. However, since I've put this together I have had to reassemble the top part several times. Every time it gets windy, the bars fall apart. Right now I have it holding together with duct tape. My veggies and herbs are sprouting in it, though, so I'd still recommend it--just be ready with the duct tape or glue!
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Used to keep animals out of vegetables and keep my back and knees from pain. In Chicago the weather is so unpredictable with wind, temps dropping and rain, this device gets rid of all of that. Have great crops, tomatoes are outstanding in early May. Red beets, carrots, lettuce all come out much earlier in the season with no worries about Chicago weather. I've been looking for this type of gardening for years!
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The Tenth Grade completes units in soccer, volleyball, team handball, basketball and softball. The students play recreational team games such as kickball and agility drills. During these units, students learn skills, terminology, and rules. They also apply their knowledge and skills to game situations. Fitness and cardiovascular activities are presented throughout the year. Safe playing techniques and sportsmanship are always emphasized.
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When Kris Jenner's TV talk show pilot premieres July 15, many people will tune in to see how the momager performs in her new role as couch hostess. Will the woman responsible for making the Kardashian sisters famous model herself after the revered Oprah Winfrey, or will she be more like the sensational Maury Povich?
Thanks to the myriad of Kardashian reality TV shows that seem to multiply on E! like sea monkeys, the controversial mom has a chance to transform herself from a publicity hungry opportunist to a highbrow salon hostess.
As she stands at this major fork in the road, Jenner must decide if she wants to repair her reputation or just continue to chase ratings.
Already, one episode of the six-week test run is guaranteed to be a monster viewer magnet. An alleged Kardashian insider told HollywoodLife.com, "Kim and Kanye will make a special appearance on Kris' new talk show when they bring their little one along! They want to introduce their baby to the world on Kris' show."
If Kris decides to take the low road and do the Maury Povich "Who's Your Daddy?" shtick, she can start with her own daughter Khloe Kardashian Odom, whose paternity remains a question mark. To date, the third Kardashian sister has refused to take a DNA test.
Beyond her large family, however, Kris's clout and connections are already being questioned. Gossip Cop squelched a rumor started by Star magazine that no A-lister wants to appear on her show. A spokesman implied the rumor was nonsense since no staff has been hired yet, including bookers. "With the talk show not premiering until July 15, it is way too early to even know which celebrity guests are or are not interested in appearing on the talk show," he said.
One clue that Jenner may choose style over substance is the show's set design. The art deco foyer replete with a royal staircase and black-and-white tiles looks just like the one in her fancy mansion. Kris explained to a reporter for TV Guide, "I make a grand entrance down my own staircase at least once a day only there's nobody there to enjoy it. I'm like, 'Where is everybody?' That's why I needed a talk show!"
Though Kris described her new role as a "dream come true," one blogger hinted it's a nightmare for the rest of us. Describing the Kardashian universe as a place "where a lady's greatest accomplishment is drinking white wine on a patio and negotiating her own daughter's Playboy spread," Madeleine Davies of Jezebel views the show's launch as the beginning of a dystopian world "where girls are all assigned 'K' names like Kindle or Kool Lights and Brody Jenner wins People's Sexiest Man Alive every year from now until eternity."
A vice president for Twentieth TV put a more positive spin on his new talent. "Whether offering real advice to her family or sharing personal moments with viewers, Kris is honest, compelling, entertaining, and unscripted -- all excellent qualities for a daytime talk show host," said Stephen Brown.
If all this is true, the seasoned 57-year-old could use her new soap box to lead sophisticated discussions on adultery, divorce, fat shaming, plastic surgery and other serious-but-sexy issues with which she and her family have first hand experience.
Simply named "Kris," Jenner's new talk show will have a limited run on Fox TV stations in select cities, including New York and Los Angeles. Similar tests were done with Wendy Williams and Bethenny Frankel, both of whom now have regular shows with the network.
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Between the hours of 8 a.m. Tuesday and 8 a.m. Wednesday, The Lodi Police Department received 137 calls for service. Below is a sample of those calls:
8:14 a.m. — People were trespassing in a vacant residence in the 700 block of South Garfield Street.
8:31 a.m. — Someone reported losing an iPhone at a movie theater in the 100 block of North School Street.
9:39 a.m. — Someone heard neighbors in a verbal fight in the 400 block of Eden Street.
10:25 a.m. — A man on a bike was going through recycling bins and knocking them over in the 1000 block of Bradford Circle.
12:35 p.m. — Homeless people were loitering near a fence behind a building in the 600 block of South Lower Sacramento Road.
1:09 p.m. — An infant was sitting on the front passengers lap in a car in the 2400 block of West Kettleman Lane.
4:18 p.m. — Someone reported smelling marijuana in the 300 block of West Elm Street.
4:43 p.m. — Someone took mail from the 300 block of Eden Street.
4:46 p.m. — Two homeless men were harassing customers in the 500 block of South Cherokee Lane.
9:01 p.m. — A bag was on fire in a tree in the 0 block of East Pine Street.
10:37 p.m. — A Hispanic man tried to set a garbage can on fire in the 600 block of Delores Street And Lloyd Street.
1:13 a.m. — There was a dumpster fire in the 700 block of South Cherokee Lane.


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Ross Kivett (Kansas State), has been named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association preseason All-America teams. Kivett played for Mike Silva's BJ's in 2011. He hit .331 with one homer and 20 RBI's for that team. Kivett, the reigning Big 12 Player of the Year, was chosen as a first team selection, Kivett is coming off a season in which he earned three All-American designations and helped K-State earn its first conference title in 80 years. The second baseman [...]Read More
INE BASEBALL STUDENT-ATHLETES NAMED TO HONOR ROLL Sophomore Tyler Floyd named to President's Honor Roll list earning a perfect 4.0 GPA LUBBOCK, Texas – The Texas Tech baseball program had nine student-athletes earn academic honor roll during the fall semester while two Red Raiders achieved Dean's List and President's List honors. Sophomore catcher Tyler Floyd (Stephenville, Texas) earned a perfect 4.0 grade-point-average to earn President's List honors and freshman left-handed pitcher Dylan Dusek (Sugar Land, Texas) earned Dean's List recognition [...]Read More
Former Bee Jay Eric Sogard has made a name for himself. The Oakland second baseman wears eyeglasses during games and A's fans have taken notice with a gigantic banner in the outfield seats which reads "Nerd Power." But his career has been anything but nerdy as he has played all or part of four seasons in Oakland. This year Sogard had 368 at bats while hitting .266 with two homers, 35 RBI's, 24 doubles, and three triples. His OPS was [...]Read More
It was a bad time for a collapse. The Liberal Bee Jays committed four errors and allowed six runs the last two innings in a 6-2 loss to the Cape Girardeau Capahas Wednesday afternoon at Lawrence Dumont Stadium. The Bee Jays finish 27-19 and 3-2 in the first week of the NBC World Series. The Bee Jays wasted a very good outing from Austin King who went six and one-third innings and allowed one earned run. Liberal scored one in [...]Read More
The a Liberal Bee Jays beat the Kansas Alumni 7-2 late Tuesday night at the NBC World Series in Wichita. Kansas Alumni is a group of primarily former pros. The BJ's jumped all over Kansas Alumni for four in the first and two in the second for a 6-0 lead. Jason Dahl, Jon Mestas, and Brady Capshaw singled with one out. Two runs scored on an error before a two RBI single by Sam Pack. Mestas added an RBI double [...]Read More
The Liberal Bee Jays are still alive at the NBC World Series. The Bee Jays held off the Houston Tuzos 4-2 Monday evening at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium in Wichita. The Bee Jays play Kansas Alumni at 10 Tuesday night. Cody Tillotson (4-0) pitched seven strong innings and allowed just one hit and no runs. The Bee Jays scored two in the second when Jason Dahl lined an inside the park homerun to center when the Tuzo center fielder dove for the [...]Read More


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I replaced a Moen cartridge in my single-handle bathtub faucet because it leaked. After replacing with new cartridge; it still leaks. The water dripping out is hot & it doesn't matter which way the handle is turned (hot or cold). What do I need to do to stop the leak?
Not sure of the model, the cartridge is a plastic Moen #1402 D. The original had been in there for 15 years. It was a chore to pull it loose, so there may be junk built up in there. I'll try the new cartridge and cleaning out the pipe.
The first one is a 1222B for a positemp and the other is 1225B for a regular single handle
It is the 1225, the other number must have been the part # from Lowe's. The picture looks exactly like the cartridge. It is not the posi-temp.
If it has anything other than the Moen part number it is probably a generic replacement and those are seldom satisfactory.
It does have the Moen part # and Moen name, but also the first # I gave. I'll check for a Moen part & replace to see if that stops the leaking. Thanks!
The package says: 1402 D
MOEN Plastic cartridge Geniune OEM Manufacturer Repair Part Part # 1225. At the bottom of the package is Brass Craft tm.
It appears to be a non-Moen part that has the same part #.
Purchased at Lowe's.
I'll look for a Moen part to replace and clean out the interior before replacing.
Bought a geniune Moen cartridge #1225 & replaced the old one. The leak is just as bad. It must not be the cartridge; could there be a missing gasket at the back of the unit? The water is flowing straight out the spout, could it be the diverter unit? Driving me nuts!
There has got to be some foreign body in the chamber where the cartridge goes.. ( a piece of plastic or rubber from your old unit. Of course, distorting the chamber, where the cartridge does not sit square ,will give you the same affect. The diverter has nothing to do with the cartridge passing water
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There is almost no way for the valve to leak if you are inserting the stem without damaging it. You might try the brass 1200 stem since it seals differently than the 1225.


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Celebrate the holidays at the RPCVLA holiday party on the evening of Saturday, December 8 at Rachael Simidian's home in South Pasadena! We will enjoy latkes and menorah lighting in honor of the first night of Hanukkah, and empanadas in honor of the fact that empanadas are delicious. Please a dish of your own and/or a drink of your choice to contribute the holiday potluck.
During the party, in lieu of the white elephant gift exchange, we will be putting together care packages for currently-serving volunteers in need of cheer and chocolate. Please bring items to put into the packages. See our news story below for more details.
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For this TGI Sunday, join us at Los Balcones Del Perú for some delicious Peruvian food.
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Day No. 972: President Obama unveils a deficit reduction plan
"We didn't need a rating agency to tell us that we need a balanced, long-term approach to deficit reduction. That was true last week. That was true last year. That was true the day I took office." --Barack Obama, Aug. 8, 2011.
Barack Obama took office Jan. 20, 2009. That was 972 days ago this morning, almost to the hour when he finally offered his newest full-blown deficit reduction plan. (See full Obama text below.)
Or as he put it, "Good morning, everybody. Please have a seat."
If it's Monday, the campaigning president must be issuing a new plan for something (before another $35,800 per ticket fundraiser in New York City). Last week it was his new Monday stimulus package, which was so urgent it's been delayed, as we discussed right here this morning.
Today, it was how to pay for his new stimulus package plus how to start reducing overspending and paying down the $14,000,000,000,000+ in debt that someone else is responsible for accumulating in recent years.
Here's the Washington Democrat's diagnosis:
During this past decade, profligate spending in Washington, tax cuts for multimillionaires and billionaires, the cost of two wars and the recession turned a record surplus into a yawning deficit, and that left us with a big pile of IOUs.
Everyone remembers his last deficit reduction plan in April. Back then he was determined "to shrink the deficit as a share of the economy, but not to do so so abruptly with spending cuts that would hamper growth or prevent us from helping small businesses and middle-class families get back on their feet."
Which struck many as suspiciously like not much of a shovel-ready deficit reduction program.
Now that it's autumn, it will surprise only children that the Democrat wants to increase taxes because we aren't paying enough and need more to spend. He also details impressive, large-scale cuts that include $1 trillion that we don't have and he says we won't be spending on wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
According to this line of thinking, our spouse has been informed that we'll be buying a Lamborghini (red) with the cuts we've made in not buying a corporate jet.
"This plan cuts $2 in spending for every dollar in new revenues," the president proclaimed. Reforms to....


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Click here to see a list of area pumpkin patches, haunted houses and Halloween events.
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The kids want some candy, and the last thing you want to do is walk up and down your block and wave at those neighbors you really should get to know. (It has been five years since you moved in ...)
If your neighborhood isn't well-lit or those pesky neighbors seem to shun children in costume, take a trip across town. A variety of neighborhoods offer something more than your average jaunt down a city street with young ghouls, superheroes, pirates and princesses in tow.
We asked readers and friends — and did some Web-trolling — to find some of the best (and most popular) neighborhoods in Omaha where you can take the kiddos.
Help them into their costumes, pile into the minivan and hit up one of these Halloween hot spots.
(Unless otherwise noted, trick-or-treating at these locations takes place on Halloween.)
Looking for a well-lit, family-friendly spot with lots of people from all over town? Morton Meadows, near 42nd and Woolworth Streets — occasionally known as the Holy Cross neighborhood — is full of lots of people with kids. It also draws folks from north and south Omaha.
Parking may be your biggest problem as lots of people drive in and wander the streets on foot. But is that a bad thing? We say it makes for a lot more entertainment when it comes to seeking out cool costumes.
Family fun will be found in North Omaha, too. The Minne Lusa neighborhood — just south of Florence — is offering a tame haunted house (safe for your little ones), free hot dogs (first come, first served) and Spook Island at the intersection of Minne Lusa Boulevard and Martin Avenue.
Spook Island is a spot where kids and their families can pick up treats and meet with their friends.
Costumed volunteers will patrol the streets to make sure everyone's having fun and being safe.
Dundee/Memorial Park Neighborhood
If you live in Dundee or anywhere near Memorial Park, go buy more candy. Like, a lot more. When we asked readers about the best places to trick-or-treat, we heard more about the Dundee and Memorial Park neighborhoods than anywhere else.
Its streets are well-lit and many are familiar with them because active neighborhood groups sponsor lots of events.
Plus, it can't hurt to hit up eCreamery for some pre-treating ice cream or Pitch for a Halloween pizza.
When Matt Herzog and his wife, Dani, first moved to the neighborhood, a neighbor warned them to get extra candy for Halloween. They thought they had enough.
"By 6:10 p.m., we ran out of candy," Herzog, the neighborhood community council president, said with a laugh.
The historic neighborhood, which has many houses dating from almost a century ago, gets filled with trick-or-treaters on Halloween. Expect a lot of scary masks and superheroes on all kinds of people. The neighborhood has lots of families with children, but also draws friendly faces from all over town.
"It's great during Halloween. It really makes it fun," Herzog said. "I think the neighbors really enjoy it."
West Omaha
Head west, young man (and lady) for a concentration of prime trick-or-treating neighborhoods. Take 192nd Street, which has plenty of good spots. If you turn south off of Center and drive down 192nd to Q Street, you can stop by several subdivisions that are teeming with pint-size goblins and ghouls on Halloween night (and the candy selection is pretty sweet). Several of the residents even set up small haunted houses in their garages for the braver trick-or-treaters.
Some of the neighborhoods along the route are: Oakmont at 192nd and C Streets, Whitehawk on the north and south sides of F Street west of 192nd, Woodlands with an entrance at 192nd Street and Orchard Avenue and Cattail Creek with an entrance at 192nd and L Streets.
Park your car near one of the main entrances, because the streets are hard to navigate with so many large groups of kids and parents roaming the streets for treats.
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A series of cases involving the abuse of Indonesian maids by their Malaysian employers has strained ties between the Southeast Asian neighbors. Indonesia this year lifted a three-year ban on sending maids to Malaysia after the countries agreed to better protect the workers, including giving them one day off per week.
Prosecutor Chuah Shyue Chien said Mohamad Shukur Suradi, 28, and his wife, Daeng Norulasyikin Bachok, 27, pleaded not guilty Friday to causing grievous harm to their 21-year-old maid, Marsini, who like many Indonesians uses one name.
Chuah alleged that the couple used a knife, a golf club, a clothes hanger and a belt to hit Marsini and scalded her with hot oil and water between July and Sept. 23 at their home in southern Johor state.
The car salesman and his teacher wife also were charged under the Anti-Human Trafficking Act with exploiting Marsini by making her work long hours and working against her will, Chuah said.
They face up to 35 years in jail and whipping if convicted for both offenses.
Chuah said Marsini, who started working for the couple in January, managed to escape from her employers and lodged a police report. He said she is currently in a shelter home to nurse her injuries.
The couple has been freed on bail, with a court date set for Oct. 16.
Indonesian Embassy officials could not be reached immediately for comment.
More than 200,000 Indonesian maids work in Malaysia. Indonesian officials say hundreds complain every year of mistreatment, overwork and unpaid salaries.


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Running time 68.09 minutes
In 1970 Elvis attended two recording sessions at RCA's Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee.
The bulk of the tracks from these sessions were recorded between June 4-8 with the second Nashville session for that year taking place on Sept 22 (you will find further session information at the bottom of this brief overview).
This CD marks the 3rd major CD release of outtakes from the Nashville 70 sessions, the other 2 CD's having been released a good few years ago now namely 'Essential Elvis Vol 4 - A Hundred Years From Now' (BMG) and 'There's A Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On' (Import - Circle G label)
Although both these CD's were outstanding, yet, very similar releases, the FTD disc being reviewed here in my opinion, in many respects, manages to eclipse them both.
On 'The Nashville Marathon' we are treated to several tracks which had never before had genuine alternate versions made available such as Sylvia, How The Web Was Woven, Mary In The Morning.
Furthermore, in the case of The Next Step Is Love and Life (given the release of the box set Today Tomorrow and Forever around the same time period) we have now been presented with 2 outstanding alternate takes of each.
Notice the signifficantly different phrasing on The Next Step Is Love on these outtakes (the line ..."yesterday has slipped away".....) when compared to the now familiar master, fantastic stuff, this track has always been a favourite of mine.
It is hard to choose outstanding performances on a CD such as this in which almost every track is a highlight as far as I am concerned but worthy of mention is a tremendous outtake of The Sound Of Your Cry. Elvis is really getting into the song and having a blast with it and it is a joy to listen to. Although it fades out after more than 5 minutes I have to say if it had continued for another five it still would not have been long enough for me - awesome !
If only cameras had been rolling to catch the dynamic moves and gyrations that may have possibly accompanied this rendition (as they accompanied certain TTWII rehearsal numbers that summer of 1970).
Additionally,take 1 of 'Bridge' is simply beautiful and Tomorrow Never Comes finishes with a "strip your gears" powerhouse ending !
There is also some x rated language which, somewhat surprisingly at the time, had not been edited out of this release which FTD deserves credit for, as it only enhances the being there at the session feeling. As with all the FTD releases the disc comes housed in a digipac together with a nice choice of artwork. Details of the band members included inside directly corresponds to the photograph used on the front cover.
This CD might not have been released in the now discontinued "Essential" series, however, if ever the word essential described a CD it is this one. This is not only one of the finest FTD releases but for me, one of the most enjoyable Elvis CD releases to date.
Highly recommended !
(adapted from an overview I originally wrote at the time of this discs initial release)
NASHVILLE 1970 Studio B - THE SESSIONS
June 4 - Twenty Days And Twenty Nights : I've Lost You : I Was Born About Ten Thousand Years Ago : The Sound Of Your Cry : The Fool : A Hundred Years From Now : Little Cabin On The Hill : Cindy, Cindy
June 5 - Bridge Over Troubled Water : Got My Mojo Working/Keep Your Hands Off Of It : How The Web Was Woven : It's Your Baby, You Rock It : Stranger In The Crowd : I'll Never Know : Mary In The Morning
June 6 - I Didn't Make It On Playing Guitar : It Ain't No Big Thing (But It's Growing) : You Don't Have To Say You Love Me : Just Pretend : This Is Our Dance : Life : Heart Of Rome
June 7 - When I'm Over You : I Really Don't Want To Know : Faded Love : Tomorrow Never Comes : The Next Step Is Love : Make The World Go Away : Funny How Time Slips Away : I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water : Love Letters
June 8 - There Goes My Everything : If I Were You : Only Believe : Sylvia : Patch It Up
September 22 - Snowbird : Where Did They Go, Lord : Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On : Rags To Riches


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But there are new numbers posted.
CBS 47' s Lemor Abrams joins us live in the newsroom with the latest.
New numbers just came moments ago.
Andy Vidak has dropped below the number needed to win.
100 precincts have reported but all the votes have not been counted.
Democrat Leticia Perez is at 43.8 percent of the vote.
Republican Andy Vidak is at 49.8 percent.
Vidak needs over 50 percent in order to avoid a runoff election.
If runoff does happen, it'll happen in July.
The next round of votes will be posted Tuesday.
Leticia Perez contacted CBS 47 saying she believes there will be a runoff.
Perez released a statement saying "I am grateful that the will of the voters is that Mr. Vidak and I get to challenge each other directly so there can be a clear choice."
We've also reached out to Andy Vidak's office and were told he's not available for comment.


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Chip Kelly has flown the coop.
After flirting with the idea of leaving for the NFL, Kelly has decided to leave the Oregon Ducksprogram and take over as the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles.
Leave it to Kelly, whose offenses at Oregon were just as unpredictable as he was, to shock everyone with a decision to leave the comforts of Eugene for the harsh reality of Philadelphia. Nothing against the City of Brotherly Love, but Eagles fans were the same ones who pelted Santa Claus with snowballs and cheered when Dallas Cowboys receiver Michael Irvin was carted off the field with a neck injury.
It's no greater Northwest that's for sure.
His decision to leave was just the latest in a trend of college coaches flirting with the NFL. Notre Dame's Brian Kelly reportedly interviewed with the Eagles last week while the Buffalo Bills hired formerSyracuse coach Doug Marrone to be their next head coach.
Kelly's decision comes just 10 days after he told Oregon officials he was happy to be with the Ducks. Why wouldn't he? Backed by the millions of dollars from Oregon alum and Nike founder Phil Knight, the Ducks football program is one of the top programs in the country. The facilities are first rate and the team benefits by having Nike create some of the most unique and trend-setting uniforms in college football.
But as flashy as those uniforms are, the lure of the NFL was flashier for Kelly.
How else can you explain how Kelly would walk away from a job where he makes close to $3.5 million per season? Especially when you consider he has no NFL experience on his resume. Money, could be a reason, but like I mentioned, I'm sure the school would have given him a bigger contract extension.
Maybe it has something to do with an impending NCAA investigation looming over the Oregon program? With the NCAA breathing down his neck about the Willie Lyles recruiting scandal, maybe he felt now was the right time to get out.
Either way, it's a tough blow for an Oregon program which was 46-7 including an impressive 33-3 record in the Pac-12 Conference under Kelly. The Ducks played in four straight BCS bowl games including the national championship game in 2010, losing to Auburn 23-19. He most recently led the team to a 12-1 record and a win over Kansas State in the Fiesta Bowl.
Loaded with both speed and talent, Kelly's teams at Oregon have been one of the most explosive in recent memory. The Ducks ranked first in the country in scoring offense (49 ppg) and fifth in the nation in total offense (537 ypg) last season.
It was that offensive firepower which made Kelly an attractive option for many NFL GMs including the Eagles, which ranked 15th in total offense last season.
Imagine Kelly's offense led by Michael Vick? Or dare I say, Tim Tebow?
For Ducks fans, Wednesday's news shouldn't be too shocking.
Kelly toyed with the idea of leaving Oregon for the head coaching job with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but at the last minute, he called an audible and changed his mind deciding to stay in Eugene. This time, however, it appears the lure of the NFL was too much for him to say no.
Oregon officials must now decide on the future of their program. Offensive coordinator Mark Helfrich will reportedly be the main target to replace Kelly, which makes sense if you are looking to make a smooth transition during the coaching change. With a team loaded with talent like quarterback Marcus Mariota and running back De'Anthony Thomas, the Ducks are considered a top five team going into 2013.
How Kelly's departure affects Oregon's future will be a key question going into spring practice, but for the 11 other coaches in the Pac-12, I can't imagine they are too sad to see Kelly go.
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